Daniel Dandon: Last News

As the working week nears its end, it’s time for some more great films and TV shows to drop on streaming services. If you’re wondering what new content you can sink your teeth into this weekend, we know just the thing.

Teenage girls are awakening their power in Prime Video’s new series.

Toni Collette (The Staircase) has been tapped as a lead in The Power, Prime Video’s 10-episode global thriller drama based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, while The Good Wife alum Josh Charles is set for a key recurring role in the series from Jane Featherstone’s Sister and director Reed Morano. They replace Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins, respectively, who both exited the series in May.

Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins have left the Amazon Studios series The Power, and their roles in the drama from Naomi Alderman will be recast.Deadline reported the changes in the production on the streaming service, as the 10-episode show is based on Alderman's 2016 book.Mann, 50, was initially cast to play the leading character Margot Cleary-Lopez, while Rainn Wilson, 56, was cast to play Daniel Dandon, the outlet reported. The latest:Leslie Mann, 50, and Tim Robbins, 63, have left the Amazon Studios series The Power, and their roles in the drama from Naomi Alderman will be recastProduction on the show began in February of 2020 and was shut down weeks later when the coronavirus pandemic shutdown commenced in March of 2020.Following the long delays, Wilson departed the project and Robbins was recast in the role in January of 2021, the outlet reported.

Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins have both dropped out an upcoming Amazon project.

EXCLUSIVE: Leslie Mann and Tim Robbins have left Amazon Studios’ global thriller drama series The Power. Both roles will be recast.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Tim Robbins has been tapped as a lead opposite Leslie Mann in The Power, Amazon’s 10-episode thriller drama series based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, from Sister, Alderman and director Reed Morano.